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After 5 years in jail, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira get bail in Elgar Parishad case

Originally published: The Wire on July 2023 by Sukanya Shantha (more by The Wire) | (Posted Jul 29, 2023)

The Supreme Court division bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sudhanshu Dhulia observed that the material evidence available against Gonsalves and Ferreira “does not justify their continuous detention”.
Vernon Gonsalves: Stop denying political prisoners the right to healthcare in Indian jails

Originally published: Countercurrents on September 12, 2022 by Peoples Union for Democratic Rights (more by Countercurrents) | (Posted Sep 17, 2022)

On 8th September Vernon Gonsalves, one of the 16 undertrials in the Bhima Koregaon case lodged in the anda cell of Taloja Central Jail, was diagnosed with dengue and likely pneumonia.